Side and sad news Obayashi Nobuhiko who directed the "So long" MV died yesterday. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200411/k10012381411000.html
How can I be sure that's Riru? Spoiler Oh... OK... That's for @qpet. Even @sscrla mistook this for Team 8's thread.
On J-Melo this week, two journalists talk about the role of catchphrases in J-Pop. They start with AKB48 as the originator of group catchphrases while scenes from Shitsuren, Arigatou play behind them. They then mention Momoiro Clover ("Idols you can meet right now"), Perfume, and BabyMetal. Next show in about 3 hours. https://www.nhk.or.jp/j-melo/nhkworld/english/broadcast/
I have to disagree bc every A-side since teacher teacher (except NWM) has been pretty great and quite catchy and before u argue this will be my response
Plus tomorrow will be the start of the "at home theater shows" (Pretty much is free of course and will be shown via SHOWROOM). https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12589776682.html
Unexpected n Best 365 is quite lovely. Kind of reminds me of the PV for Aisatsu kara Hajimeyou, my fave Team 8 PV.
As part as numerous 15th anniversary projects, AKB48 are collaborating with leather good brand Com-ono, with the theme: "simplify yout life". Com-ono is going to sell some leather wallets, with Fukuoka Seina as model, and it's produced by Osare company (Former theater manager Kayano Shinobu's company) https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12589771939.html https://shopping.akb48-group.com/lp/akb48_15th_anniversary/
Some more info (and photos of the wallets) in this article from JIJI: https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=000000044.000021334&g=prt
So in addition to the MV above, there will be : The members are planing to handcraft sakura flowers to decorate the theater, so they will enjoy the sakura blooming in thier own way when the theater will re open, after may 6th https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12589776184.html O uchi Pajadora live tomorrow 18h30 JST on SHOWROOM with: Otake Hitomi, Omori Maho, Okada Rina, Kitazawa Saki, Kobayashi Ran, Saito Haruna, Tada Kyoka, Michieda Saki, Sato Minami, Nagatomo Ayami, Ishiwata Sena,kuramoto Miyuu, Suenaga yuzuki, Nagano Megumi, Furukawa Nazuna, Yoshihashi Yuzuka. https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12589776682.html
I noticed that Miichan centered 365 (or was first). She was followed by others by generation, up to a point: Yukirin, Shiichan, Myao, Yuihan, Annin, Renacchi, etc., through Tomu, but then they throw in Chori and Macharin, before moving on to the 13th and later gens. They then go to draftees, and finally crowd shots, and some eitos appear for the first time. At that point I get lost. Ahh, got it. They are going by Teams, which is why you see Rinrin and Yuiyui as the first eitos.
And then the 2nd verse are all eitos, sorted by the basic geographical ordering of the prefectures. The last chorus is awesome by the way, with all members doing the choreography altogether.